Articles by Brian Heater
Asus’s New Router Is Upside Down Spider Of High-Powered Wireless Networking
Asus announced a souped-up router at IFA. The Asus RT-AC5300 router is a thing to behold. Both for its otherworldly design and insanely powerful specs.
The Asus ZenWatch 2 is Officially Official, Featuring Better Battery, Customization, And a Lovely Design
Asus reveals the full details of its forthcoming smartwatch. Remember when we said the VivoStick was Asus's biggest little IFA announcement thus far? Naturally we were just waiting for the next product to drop at the company's pre-convention press conference.
The Asus VivoStick, A Fully Functioning $129 Windows 10 PC That Fits In A Pocket
Asus shows off an itty-bitty new Windows 10 PC at IFA. So far, Asus's biggest surprise at IFA is a little one – one so small, it'll fit comfortably in even the tightest of jean pockets.
Acer Shows Off The R11, A Fancy New Convertible Chromebook With A 360-Degree Rotating Hinge
Acer's new Chromebook has a cool new trick. The IFA hits just keep on coming for Acer. In addition to the Predator 6 and a whole bunch of other new handsets, the company is also kicking off the Berlin show by debuting the R11, a new convertible Chromebook featuring a 360-degree rotating hinge similiar to the sort one finds on the Lenovo Yoga.
Acer Shows Off The Liquid Z630 And Z530 Smartphones With Android And Windows Phone Flavors
Acer debuts a half-dozen new smartphones at IFA. The Predator 6 was the handset with the gaming firepower, but Acer's got plenty more phones up its sleeve at this year's IFA in Berlin.
Acer Shows Off The Predator 6, A High-Powered Phone Made For Gamers
Acer debuts a new gaming handset at IFA. Two days in advance of the official beginning of IFA, Acer has kicked things off with the Predator 6. Announced to a packed house here in Berlin, the aggressively named handset boasts a slew of high-end specs to match, all aimed firmly at the mobile gaming contingent.
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 5
A review of Samsung's beautiful new 5.7-inch handset. Samsung couldn't wait to announce the new Note - and we couldn't wait to get our hands on the thing.
The Evolution of Ello
Ello co-founder and CEO Paul Budnitz discusses the rise, fall and subsequent evolution of the social network once christened the "Facebook killer" by the tech press.
Review: ‘The Eltingville Club #2’ By Evan Dorkin - ‘A Fifth Wheel On The Batmobile'
A review of Evan Dorkin's final installment of The Eltingville Club. If you've gotten to know the Eltingville gang at all over the years, you saw this coming from a mile away.
Exclusive Preview: The Screenplay For The Upcoming Brian Epstein Biopic 'The Fifth Beatle'
An exclusive five-page preview of the upcoming film based on the life of the famed Beatles' manager.
Review: Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
The latest 'Dragon Ball' movie is an admirable installment in the franchise's lore, though it falls a bit short during the climax.
Exclusive Preview: 'Debbie's Inferno' By Anne Emond
An exclusive preview of Anne Emond's comic, "Debbie's Inferno." While not entirely devoid of its own built-in epicness, Debbie's journey doesn't have quite have the life and death gravitas of a Dante.
Hands-On With Samsung’s New BlackBerry-Esque Galaxy Note 5 Keyboard Cover
Hands-on with Samsung's strange new accessory. A physical QWERTY keyboard without touchscreen sacrifices has long been the dream of BlackBerry users not quite ready to dump their beloved productivity devices the iPhones and Androids of the world.
Hands-On With The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 And Galaxy S6 Edge Plus
We go hands-on with Samsung's two new 5.7-inch handsets. As anticipated, Samsung dropped two new handsets on our heads at today's Unpacked event in New York.
Samsung Pay Mobile Payment Service Hitting the US September 28th
Samsung Pay Mobile Payment Service Hitting the US September 28th Sure, it wasn't a shiny new piece of hardware, but Samsung's upcoming mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, still got some time to shine at today's bit Unpacked event in New York City.
Samsung Reveals The Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, Featuring a Curved 5.7-Inch Quad HD Display
Samsung Reveals The Galaxy S6 Edge Plus. Granted, it's not exactly the star of today's Unpacked event in New York City, but Samsung's Galaxy Edge S6 Plus got its time to shine on stage.
Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 Arriving on August 21st, Sporting a 5.7-Inch Display and New Design
Samsung shows of its anticipated new phablet. As rumored, anticipated, and generally expected, Samsung took the wraps off its new Galaxy Note 5 smartphone at its Unpacked event in New York City today, a few weeks ahead of the phone's traditional IFA debut.
Exclusive Preview: 'Drawn Onward' By Matt Madden
An exclusive preview of Matt Madden's new palidrone comic, 'Drawn Onward'. What begins as the simple story of a New York City subway encounter slowly unravels into something much more complex - and troubling.
‘Hellboy in Hell’ #7 Review: ‘I’m Already Dead. How Much Worse Can It Get?’
A review of the seventh issue of Mike Mignola's on-going series. "I'm Already Dead," asks a pallid, gray-skinned Hellboy, arising from a gorgeously rendered watercolored fever dream.
Exclusive Preview: 'Junction' By Nathan Jurevicius
An exclusive preview of Nathan Jurevicius's upcoming book "Junction" from Koyama Press.
Exclusive Preview: 'So Buttons: Man of, Like, a Dozen Faces' By Jonathan Baylis, With Art By Rick Parker and Noah Van Sciver
An exclusive preview of the short story "So...Hallo" from the book 'So Buttons: Man of, Like, a Dozen Faces,' by Jonathan Baylis
Motorola Moto G Review: A Lot To Love In A $180 Package
Motorola's new budget handset is a $180 winner. I'm slightly disappointed, but it's not the Moto G's fault. It's the fact that I spent the better part of the morning fawning over, and later fondling, Motorola's latest flagship before being introduced to its budget brother in arms.
Interview: Mike Mignola Talks ‘Hellboy In Hell’ And The Potential For A Third Film
Hellboy creator Mike Mignola talks about 'Hellboy in Hell,' the extended BPRD universe at Dark Horse and his thoughts on a 'Hellboy 3.'
Exclusive Preview: 'Beef With Tomato' By Dean Haspiel
An exclusive preview of the forthcoming comic by Emmy Award-winning cartoonist Dean Haspiel. Dean Haspiel never rests. The Brooklyn cartoonist has produced an unending stream of work since the mid-'90s as diverse as it is prolific, from collaborations with the late Harvey Pekar on his American Splendor series and standalone book The Quitter to the kids book Mo and Jo for Toon Books, to his The Thing Marvel Comics miniseries and art direction on the much-lamented HBO series Bored to Death (which earned him an Emmy).
Hands-On With Motorola's New Moto G
We go hands-on with the latest version of Motorola's budget smartphone. Sure, today's big Motorola event was mostly about the Moto X line, but the company's more budget-minded Moto G also got its time to shine.
Motorola Debuts Two New Wireless Headsets, The Moto Pulse and Moto Surround
Motorola Debuts Two New Wireless Headsets, The Moto Pulse and Moto Surround Motorola didn't stop with three mere phone announcements at today's big event.
Motorola Debuts The Moto X Style, We Go Hands-On
Hands-on With the latest version of Motorola's flagship handset. Here it is, the brand spanking new Moto X, hot off the press. Motorola has deemed its new flagship smartphone the Moto X Style, because, well, it's a good-looking handset.
Motorola Shows Off A New Moto G
Motorola debuts the latest version of its Moto G handset It wasn't the most eagerly anticipated of today's Motorola debuts, nor is it the star of the show, but Motorola took some time at today's internationally simulcast event to talk up the latest version of its workhorse handset, the Moto G.
Motorola Debuts The Moto X Play, A Budget Take On Its Flagship Moto X Line
Motorola debuts a new handset at today's press event. Even amongst myriad Moto X and G leaks over the past weeks and months, Motorola managed to largely keep the wraps on one of today's big announcements.
Motorola Takes The Wraps Off The Moto X Style, Arriving In September For $399
Motorola debuts the latest version of the Moto X smartphone. And here's the star of today's internationally simulcast show, the eagerly awaited latest generation of Motorola's flagship Moto X brand.
